Autism in the Media

[rach3rd]

I thought I would share an autistic website I created for the community. I wanted to showcase how autistics have been represented in both film and tv. In the past it was of course, not so good. But I’m happy to report it is improving. You use a toggle switch, which you can find below the top header image, to switch between tv and movies. I group them by decade. Clicking on an item opens a detail view where you can view more information, including viewing trailers when media is available. I used The Movie DB websites free API to include descriptions, posters, and cast information. I also created my own database of information about each autistic character that gets added to each entry. It took me over a year to both collect the data and code the site.

Hopefully someone gets some enjoyment out of it. I am thinking about doing reviews and posting them to the site, but have been burned out a bit lately.

Autism In The Media: Discover Diverse Autistic Characters in Film & TV

autisminthemedia.com

 

[SusanLR]

Very well done. Indeed.

 

[Tom]

I thought I would share an autistic website I created for the community. I wanted to showcase how autistics have been represented in both film and tv. In the past it was of course, not so good. But I’m happy to report it is improving. You use a toggle switch, which you can find below the top header image, to switch between tv and movies. I group them by decade. Clicking on an item opens a detail view where you can view more information, including viewing trailers when media is available. I used The Movie DB websites free API to include descriptions, posters, and cast information. I also created my own database of information about each autistic character that gets added to each entry. It took me over a year to both collect the data and code the site.

Hopefully someone gets some enjoyment out of it. I am thinking about doing reviews and posting them to the site, but have been burned out a bit lately.

Autism In The Media: Discover Diverse Autistic Characters in Film & TV

autisminthemedia.com

Very nice work! I thought it would only be a few films, but the larger collection allows for more significant analysis.

I think it would definately benefit from some sort of review or additional info about the autistic character in the film. But I wouldn't want to see just any Joe/jane Blow's half cooked opinions. It should be as well done as what you already have. If you haven't time or energy, perhaps you could get assist from others.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Impressive, just something I would expect one of us to do.

 

[Ghostinthemachine]

Well done its really good

 

[rach3rd]

Very well done. Indeed.

Thanks!

 

[Rodafina]

Wow, looks like you put a lot of time and effort into that. I thought it was a very aesthetically pleasing site.

 

[Alexej]

DO you want to include this in the resources section of this site? Just a suggestion.

 

[Voltaic]

I had this thread planned out. You beat me to it a week ago, even with a link. Call me a bleeding heart, or one to jump into the deep end, but I will just take advantage of this situation to negate beating around the bush to share this video.